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According to him, the probability of selling a non-Russian company is low. "Communications is a strategic industry with high attention from the state, and interested parties will be carefully checked. Perhaps, companies from friendly countries will show interest, but the probability of a purchase from domestic players is much higher. The netherlands cell phone number list balance of power in the end will depend on the final terms of the deal. Of course, the position of the players can change. For the market leader, buying VimpelCom can be a way to break away from competitors even more, and for numbers 2 and 3 - an opportunity to catch up with the leader. Until the sale takes place, it is difficult to talk about the influence. Earlier, there were ideas that four large players on the market are too many and that reducing the number of operators will be beneficial and improve the market. Three companies close to each other in terms of base size can well maintain a high level of competition, and little will change for subscribers," Artem Mikhailin is sure.

the character of transferring an asset to the management of the Russian VimpelCom or creating some company on the basis of which Russian assets will be concentrated, but only with Russian capital. "This will affect the market exclusively by increasing competition of VimpelCom in the B2G segment and partially B2B, since previously the company could not realize the full potential of its services in this area due to restrictions imposed on companies that are subsidiaries of foreign companies. I am sure that the operator will seriously strengthen its position in B2G and offer a whole pool of innovative services on the market. In the B2C market, most likely, there will be no significant changes and the company will continue to develop dynamically, as far as possible in the current conditions," he notes.

Freedom Finance Global analyst Vladimir Chernov notes that the company's market value could be around $3-5 billion, but it will be difficult to find a buyer for such a sum in the current economic conditions, so a 10-20% discount to this estimate can be expected. "First of all, this asset should be of interest to companies from the "big four" telecoms on the Russian market, since VimpelCom will retain a developed infrastructure and client base, which is estimated at more than 25% of the entire Russian market. There is a possibility of purchasing Russian assets of a company from another sector of the economy if a higher transaction price is offered," the analyst believes.